Yoko Ono gets serious (and silly) about fracking

Merton and Berry 5/5/13

Posted on April 23, 2013 by wilderside

A Dialogue Between the Two Thomases On Sunday, May 5, 2013, Homecoming/Sophia Garden will present a day-long immersion into the thoughts of two great spiritual teachers: Thomas Merton OCSO and Thomas Berry, CP. For more information please contact Sr. Jeanne Clark, OP at 631-842-6000, Ext. 338 or Earthhomej@aol.com. The dialogue will take place at the [...]

Filed under: Anti-War, Ecology, Environment, News, nonviolence, Peace, Spiritual Study, sustainability | Tagged: Amityville New York, Christianity, community supported agriculture, Contemplation, Daniel Berrigan, Kathleen Deignan, Thomas Berry, Thomas Merton, Trappist | 1 Comment »

Wed 4/24 event…You can still celebrate Earth Day on Long Island

Posted on April 22, 2013 by kwilder

Celebrate Earth Day this week by watching “The Island President” and support a great cause too! Thanks to the generosity of the Plaza MAC in Patchogue, 75% of ticket sales for the movie showings of “The Island President” on Monday 4/22 and Wednesday 4/24 go towards the non-profit Climate Ride, which gives grants to Renewable Energy [...]

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Green Party challenges Obama Corruption on Keystone XL Pipeline

Posted on April 2, 2013 by wilderside

The Keystone XL draft environmental impact statement , prepared by fossil fuel consultant Environmental Resources Management, was paid for by TransCanada.

Filed under: 3rd party, Action Alert!, activism, Barack Obama, campaign finance reform, Ecology, energy, Environment, Global Warming, grassroots democracy, Green Party, independent politics, international politics, News, politics, president, US Politics | Tagged: ExxonMobil, Green Party of the United States, Kalamazoo River, Keystone Pipeline, TransCanada, TransCanada Corporation, United States Department of State, Yellowstone River | 1 Comment »

CSA’s on Long Island: Photos from a NOFA event

Posted on March 12, 2013 by kwilder

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a way to belong to a farm or garden, while supporting the farmer, and celebrating the act of “eating local”. Many CSA’s are organic. Ian and I visited the NOFA (Northeast Organic Farming Association) fair on March 2nd. It was a chance for people to learn about CSA’s, and possibly [...]

Filed under: Ecology, Environment, Food, green, health, local, long island, Long Island news, new york, News, progressive politics, sustainability, sustainable, vegetarian | Tagged: community supported agriculture, csa, local food, Northeast Organic Farming Association, Organic Farm, Riverhead news | 1 Comment »

Trump on the Ocean is Ended!!!

Posted on December 26, 2012 by wilderside

For all the tragedy Hurricane Sandy caused in so many people’s lives, it did bring the NY State Parks Department and — even more amazingly — Donald Trump to their senses.

Filed under: activism, Environment, Global Warming, governor, long island, Long Island news, Long Island Politics, nature, new york, New York State Politics, News, Occupy Wall Street, safety, social & economic justice, sustainability, US Politics | Tagged: andrew cuomo, Donald Trump, Jones Beach, Nassau County, new york, Robert Moses, Tea Party | 1 Comment »

Happy Thanksgiving! Vegetarian Inspirations!

Posted on November 22, 2012 by kwilder

Happy Thanksgiving! Over at our Peace Couple website, we focus on kind shopping and sustainability, so we have some vegetarian posts and links there. For Thanksgiving, we wanted to share a few turkey alternatives here, too. Just stumbled upon this interesting site from England with a lot of vegetarian recipes. Thought I would share it [...]

Filed under: Ecology, Environment, Food, health, sustainability, sustainable, vegetarian | Tagged: holiday, thanksgiving, turkey, Turkey-Free Thanksgiving, vegan, vegetarianism | 1 Comment »

Long Island weather: Foggy for the morning commute

Posted on November 12, 2012 by kwilder

Fog Video at the readmore… Fog on the roads today, on Long Island. As if the post Hurricane Sandy cleanup and weather wasn’t enough for us all to deal with. At least the odd/even gas rules have made getting gas a little bit easier. It’s 7:04am, and still very foggy outside. Also, foggy, are the [...]

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Video of Long Island Noreaster: November 7, 2012

Posted on November 7, 2012 by kwilder

Long Island is still recuperating from the Frankenstorm, Hurricane Sandy. Today and tonight we are experiencing a nor’easter snowstorm — this early in November, and the day after election day! This is a little surreal. And Climate Change is a little too real. Archival Video: Crazy weather-extremes stories from days gone by are included in [...]

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Presidential Candidate arrested at Tar Sands protest

Posted on October 31, 2012 by kwilder

Jill Stein arrested for supplying Keystone XL blockaders

Filed under: 3rd party, activism, Election 2012, energy, Environment, grassroots democracy, green, Green Party, News, third party, US Politics | Tagged: activism, ecopolitics, Environment, Green Party candidates, Green Party politics, Jill Stein, Jill Stein arrested, Keystone Pipeline, Keystone XL Pipeline, Tar Sands Blockade, Tar Sands protest, Texas politics, TransCanada Corporation | Leave a Comment »

Twin Earthquakes in Dallas, Texas: Could fracking be to blame?

Posted on September 30, 2012 by kwilder

Earthquakes in Texas First the news: WFAA.com reports: Twin earthquakes rattle North Texas September 29, 2012 at 11:42 PM IRVING — The U.S. Geological Survey recorded a 3.4 magnitude earthquake centered near Irving at 11:05 p.m. Saturday. Four minutes later, there was a magnitude 3.1 quake in West Dallas… Then: Any reasons why this could [...]

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Put Global Warming in the debate by including Green Party’s Jill Stein

Posted on September 4, 2012 by wilderside

Unless Stein can join the presidential debates, there will be no discussion of Global Warming.

Filed under: 3rd party, Action Alert!, activism, Corporations, debate, Ecology, economy, energy, Environment, Global Warming, grassroots democracy, Green Party, independent politics, News, platform, politics, presidential race, sustainability, third party, US Politics | Tagged: Barack Obama, fossil fuel consumption, fracking, Green New Deal, hydrofracking, Jill Stein, Mitt Romney, mountain top removal, mountaintop detonation mining, MTR, the Trans-Pacific Partnership | 1 Comment »

Tell Gov. Cuomo: LIPA needs Elections, not more Privatization

Posted on August 11, 2012 by wilderside

Governor Andrew Cuomo is finishing the job of destroying Long Island’s power grid and finances under LIPA

Filed under: Action Alert!, activism, Ecology, economy, election, energy, Environment, Global Warming, local, long island, Long Island news, Long Island Politics, News, politics, safety, Solar, suffolk, suffolk county, sustainability, sustainable | Tagged: andrew cuomo, Karl Grossman, LILCO, LIPA, Long Island Power Authority, Mario Cuomo, National Grid | 2 Comments »

Mosquito spraying in Suffolk County 8/8/12

Posted on August 7, 2012 by wilderside

Weather permitting; the Suffolk County Department of Public Works is planning to treat sections of the following communities as part of their ongoing annual efforts to control adult mosquitoes. The following treatments are for Vector Control: Time and date of the application: August 8, 2012, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM Approximate location(s): Ocean Bay Park on Fire [...]

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